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Starr Regional Medical Center to host March Lunch & Learn
March 19, 2025
Starr Regional Medical Center will host the March “Healthy Community Lunch & Learn” on Wednesday, March 26 at 12 p.m. on the Athens campus. March is National Nutrition Month and Jackie Berry, MS, RD, LDN, director of Community Wellness, will present “Activity + Eating” and discuss finding a balance that...
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Starr Regional Medical Center Unveils New Surgical Robot
February 21, 2025
Starr Regional Medical Center announced an addition to its surgical services offerings today with the purchase of a new surgical robot. The da Vinci surgical system, located tableside in the operating room, is designed to help surgeons perform minimally invasive surgery and allows a surgeon's hand movements to be scaled,...
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Starr Regional Medical Center to host “Healthy Community Lunch & Learn”
February 19, 2025
Starr Regional Medical Center will host its first “Healthy Community Lunch & Learn” event for 2025 on Friday, February 28 at 12 p.m. on the Athens campus.
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American Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 10, 2025
The heart is an amazing muscle. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. With so much riding on the muscle, it’s no surprise that heart diseases are the #1 cause of death in the world.
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Starr Regional Medical Center Breaks Ground for ICU Expansion
January 30, 2025
Starr Regional Medical Center (SRMC) announced today the $12 million expansion of its intensive care unit (ICU) to improve access to critical care services within McMinn County. Construction is estimated to be completed in early 2026.
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Closures and Cancellations due to Winter Storm Warning for Friday, January 10, 2025
January 9, 2025
Due to the Winter Storm Warning for our area, some hospital departments will be closed Friday, January 10, 2025. If you have an emergency, do not delay in getting the care you need. Our Emergency Departments in Athens and Etowah remain open. If you have any questions, please call 423.745.1411.
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Starr Regional Medical Center welcomes First Baby of 2025
January 3, 2025
Starr Regional Medical Center is celebrating 2025 with the year’s first bundle of joy, Layton Rhett Akers, born to Haley Woods and Damian Akers of Spring City, Tenn. Weighing 7 pounds and 8 ounces and measuring 19 inches, Layton arrived Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 1:55 p.m.
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Carl Quinn Osborn, MD
December 20, 2024
The Starr Regional Medical Center family is saddened by the recent death of Carl Quinn Osborn, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Starr Regional Medical Center.
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How to Prepare for a Healthy New Year
December 9, 2024
The new year is just around the corner. For many of us, a new year means a chance to reinvent ourselves – an opportunity to set new goals, put old habits to rest and change our lives for the better. Our new year’s resolutions are often a checklist of everything...
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Starr Regional Medical Center Offers New Treatment for Peripheral Arterial Disease
December 2, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center today announced its cardiovascular team has successfully performed a new treatment option for patients with severely calcified peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and was one of the first facilities in East Tennessee to perform the procedure.
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